The start of a reproductive revolution? A novel technique to “rejuvenate” human eggs may dramatically improve IVF success rates in older women, scientists say. “We have been able to achieve the first rejuvenation of a human egg in vitro. What this means is we could reduce the fraction of eggs with genetic defects,” Dr. Agata … Read more
Wearable health devices, such as an Oura ring, can provide helpful insights into day-to-day health. For 30-year-old musician Casey Cattie — hers helped her figure out that she had Stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma before even doctors were able to. The advanced technology of an Oura ring not only tells about a bad night’s sleep, one’s … Read more
Herpes has been called “the gift that keeps on giving” — finally, its presence has come in handy. Roughly two-thirds of the global population has been infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which typically causes painful and unsightly blisters around the mouth. University of Southern California researchers have found a way to rebrand … Read more
Traveling between time zones can wreak havoc on your sleep and potentially throw a real wrench into your perfect vacation. Luckily, Wendy Kopp — the CEO and co-founder of nonprofit Teach for All — has a super-easy hack that she swears by. “I’ve figured out jet lag,” the former CEO of Teach for America, 58, … Read more
Journalist and Princess Diana’s former biographer Tina Brown has given a scathing review of Meghan Markle’s “With Love, Meghan” show, saying she has an “unerring instinct for getting it wrong.” Brown, who served as the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair from 1986 to 1992, said the Duchess of Sussex has “never figured out a convincing persona” after … Read more
They’re flipping the script. Companies have finally found Gen Z’s true calling in the workplace: Directing their TikToks. Gen Z staffers are teaching their boomer bosses how to use their slang — and writing them into genius marketing scripts made for TikTok. TikTok / @northumberlandzoo In a bid to appeal to a younger demographic — and become … Read more
They’re not monkeying around with this breakthrough. Researchers from New York University Langone Health may have finally learned how early humans took a major step away from predecessor primates in the evolutionary process — by no longer growing tails starting 25 million years ago. “Our study begins to explain how evolution removed our tails, a … Read more
Don’t just wing it. A Redditor has sparked fierce debate over the best time to get off a flight by admitting to waiting until the very last minute to disembark once a plane has landed. “I don’t get off my seat when the plane lands,” the unidentified person wrote in a Reddit post this week. … Read more
They’ve got this one on locks. Researchers at NYU have unlocked fresh evidence as to why human hair loses its natural color over time — which could help prevent people from graying. The new study, conducted using mice and published in Nature, a peer- reviewed journal, closely examined the melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) known to … Read more
If you long for those effortless beach curls or simply have curls that need the frizz tamed, a woman on TikTok has a nifty trick for you. Liz Fox Roseberry (aka @foxcraftcustom) has shared her ultimate hack for perfect ringlets using an unsuspecting item from your kitchen. How to get perfect curls with a strainer Ditching the usual diffuser attachment on … Read more
There’s no better feeling than getting all your Christmas shopping done in one trip — especially if you’re an inscentsitive cad. TikTok user Shannon Hill usually posts videos about celebrity news, but she recently revealed a piece of information about male shopping habits she said she learned working the Chanel counter throughout college. “I have … Read more